Tom Selleck Warns Movie Bosses to Treat Magnum Franchise With Respect

Tom Selleck is urging movie executives keen to adapt his hit TV series Magnum P.I. into a film to tread carefully - because the show is too important to become another shoot-'em-up blockbuster.

The actor admits he keeps hearing about a film version of the hit 1980s show but he hasn't been asked to be a part of it.

And he's reluctant to give any such project the thumbs up until he knows for sure it will honour the hit TV series and not mock it or his character.

He tells TV Guide magazine, "My fear is, we see too many examples of studios buying the rights to a franchise, then spending $100 million on explosives and trivialising and making fun of it.

"Magnum's in the Smithsonian (Museum), and for a very serious reason. It was the first show to portray Vietnam veterans in a positive light. I'm very proud of that."

Tom Selleck Confirms 3 Men Sequel

Tom Selleck is set to reteam with Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg for the highly-anticipated second sequel to the trio's hit comedy 3 Men And A Baby.

Selleck, who played Peter Mitchell in the original 1987 movie and its 1990 sequel 3 Men and a Little Lady, has confirmed a third film is in the works.

The original film followed three committed bachelors who are charged with looking after a baby girl one of them has fathered.

And the latest installment may see one of the actors giving away their daughter at her wedding - but Selleck reveals he has not read the script yet. He can only hope it's as clever as the first.


He tells MTV, "It is true that Disney checked my availability. And I know they checked Ted's and Steve's and then had a script written, I think tentatively called 3 Men and a Bride, which kind of says it all about the story.

"I hope it's a good script, and if it is a good script I hope they do it, because it would be really fun to get back with Ted and Steve.

"The strongest of the two movies, I think, is the first one. It had more heart, and that's what I hope this third one would have if we do it."

CBS Unveils It's 2010/2011 Fall TV Season

CBS took the wraps off a new fall prime-time schedule that will add five new series to its popular lineup, including one based on a Twitter feed and another that mines the TV archives from the 1970s.

CBS will bring aboard three new dramas for the fall, the throwback "Hawaii Five-0," a lighthearted legal drama set in Las Vegas called "The Defenders" and "Blue Bloods" starring Tom Selleck as the patriarch of a family of New York cops.

The last of the big four U.S. broadcast networks to unveil its 2010-11 schedule, CBS is set to once more wrap up the current TV season as the most-viewed network. As a result, it introduced far fewer replacement shows than either NBC or ABC.

Along with its three dramas, CBS said on Wednesday it planned two new comedies for the fall, including "Mike & Molly," a series set in Chicago about a couple who fall in love at Overeaters Anonymous.

The stability of the 2010-11 schedule underscores what has been CBS's take on programing in recent years: If it's not broke, don't fix it.

CBS has a stable of reliable hits, including the "CSI" franchise, this season's breakout series "The Good Wife" and the long-running "Survivor," which will shift to Wednesdays from Thursdays next season.

Among the seven shows CBS jettisoned from the schedule were "The New Adventures of Old Christine," starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and "Ghost Whisperer."

"We are in a pretty good position here," CBS Chief Executive Les Moonves told a news conference. "It's about improving time periods and improving the schedule."

Along those lines, CBS will replace the "Survivor" slot on Thursday with two comedies, a clear effort to pull in younger viewers on one of the most hotly contested nights of the week.

CBS programing chief Kelly Kahl said the network "decided to take a swing" at building an hour of comedy to lead into two proven police dramas, "CSI:Crime Scene Investigation" and "The Mentalist."

The result is that CBS moved "The Big Bang Theory" -- one of the top rated comedies among young adults currently airing on Monday nights -- to the 8 p.m. time slot on Thursdays. That will be followed by the buzzed about freshman comedy "$#*! My Dad Says," starring William Shatner as an expressive father in a series based on the real life tweets of Justin Halpern.

Earlier in the week, the network secured a new two year contract for one of its most bankable stars, Charlie Sheen, after tense negotiations.

Sheen is featured in the hit show "Two and a Half Men," which will remain on Monday nights. It will be followed this fall by "Mike & Molly," from the executive behind "Two and a Half Men," and the new crime drama "Hawaii Five-O."

"I'm happy I'm not selling 'One and a Half Men' to you," said Moonves, in reference to the last-minute signing of Sheen.

Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg are Reuniting for Three Men And A Bride

Tom Selleck, Ted Danson and Steve Guttenberg are reuniting for a new Three Men And A Baby sequel - nearly 20 years after the last installment.

The trio played bachelor pals forced to raise a baby together after she's left on their doorstep by desperate mum Nancy Travis in the 1987 original, Three Men and a Baby.

The reteamed three years later for the follow up, Three Men and a Little Lady.

Now, 19 years later, studio bosses at Disney are planning to reunite the trio for their movie daughter's wedding.

An excited Guttenberg says, "Disney's developing Three Men and a Bride. That's going to be a smash. A smash hit. They're bringing everybody back for that.

“Nobody knows about it. I'm the first to talk about it.”

And Guttenberg's not settling for just one sequel - he wants to bring back all the franchises that helped him find fame in the 1980s.

He adds, "It's definitely time for another Police Academy. And I think they could make another Cocoon.

"They're surefire hits and I think they're good for the world. They make the world a better place and that's what it's all about."

Selleck, O'Hara, Mull Nabbed for Action Comedy

Tom Selleck, Catherine O'Hara and Martin Mull have joined the cast of "Five Killers," an action comedy that stars Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl.

The Lionsgate project is being directed by Robert Luketic ("21"). Filming starts this month in France and Atlanta for a June 4, 2010, release.

The story follows a hit man (Kutcher) at the top of his game who falls for a computer technician (Heigl) and decides to hang up his guns. Years later, their suburban bliss is ruptured when he finds out there's a hit out on him, forcing him and his wife to go on the run.

Selleck and O'Hara will play Heigl's overprotective father and adoring mother. Mull will play Kutcher's handler.

Bob DeRosa wrote the screenplay, with additional work by Ted Griffin.

Selleck most recently starred in the CBS TV movie "Jesse Stone: Thin Ice," and had regular roles on "Las Vegas" and "Boston Legal." His latest big-screen turns were in "The Love Letter" and "In & Out."

O'Hara recently appeared in "For Your Consideration" and "Penelope." She provided one of the voices for the forthcoming Spike Jonze-Dave Eggers collaboration "Where the Wild Things Are."

Mull has appeared recently on "Two and a Half Men" and "American Dad." His feature credits include "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "Mr. Mom."

Tom Selleck Wants Magnum Movie Role

Tom Selleck has launched a campaign to star in the movie version of his hit U.S. TV show Magnum P.I. - because studio bosses have yet to approach him to revive the role.

The 64-year-old actor starred as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator living in tropical Hawaii, in the 1980s series - one of the highest-rated shows on American television during its eight year run.

And Selleck is baffled that film chiefs have yet to tap him to revisit the role he made famous, insisting fans are pleading for his return.

He says, "They haven't called, they haven't written. I keep hearing they're developing one but I don't know whether I'm going to be in it... but they keep doing (fan) polls, and I keep winning them."